Tobacco pellet or cartridge



May 24, 1960 J. K. MEYER TOBACCO PELLET OR CARTRIDGE Filed Jan. 22, 1958ComBusnBLE C\GA2E;TTE PAPEK amou: ELEMENT INVENTOR. Jenn K. MEYER- ATT QHEY- Un td. States Patgflt f 2,937,648 TOBACCO PELLET on CARTRIDG JohnK. Meyer, 18 Elm St., Morristown, NJ.

Filed Jan. 22, 1958, seaNo. 710,498

Figure?! is an exploded perspective view ofthe tobacco pellet,illustrating the components thereof. '1

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the tobacco pellet orcartridge 10 includes a container or 5 wrapper 12, which is preferablyformed from'aluininum 1 Claim. (Cl. 131-8) This invention relates to newand useful improvements in smoking tobacco packages or containers andspecifi cally relates to a novel pre-formed tobacco pellet or cartridgecontaining tobacco and adapted to be used in pipe bowls, and cigar andcigarette holders.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a tobacco pelletor cartridge which includes a container in the form of a flexible sack,which is formed from aluminum foil or a like flexible, heat resistantand moisture and air resistant material and which is shaped to fit inpipe bowls or in cigar and cigarette holders.

The present invention comprehends the use of a foil wrapper which isformed from aluminum foil and provides a jacket or sack within whichtobacco is disposed; the aluminum foil wrapper serving to prevent airand moisture from gaining access to the tobacco during storage and alsoserving to prevent the tobacco, when buming in a pipe bowl or holder,from coming in contact with the walls thereof and thereby preventing thewalls from becoming charred or from coming in contact with the nicotinetars, whereby a more even and cool smoke is obtained.

It is also an object of the present invention to form the aluminum foilwrapper in an inverted cup-shaped fashion for pipes, with the lower endbeing open and being fixed to a porous fire resistant disc, which formsa base for the tobacco within the wrapper and which is superimposed on afilter that seats within the bottom of the pipe bowl and makes an airtight contact therewith. Ancillary to such object is the provision ofmeans for securing the porous fire resistant disc and filter togetherand for aflixing the aluminum foil wrapper to such discs in an air tightfashion.

Among the many advantages of the tobacco pellet or cartridge of thepresent invention in connection with pipes are the ones of convenience,in that there is no spillage of tobacco in filling the pipe and nospillage when carrying the pellets in a pocket and no bulk in thepocket, such as is caused by a bulky can or package; of safety, sincethere is no danger of flying sparks or ashes in the open air as whendriving in an automobile; of economy,

the tobacco staying fresh longer than it will in open cans or packages,since the pellet is sealed air tight; the advantage of health since thepellet, with the base porous mineral disc and filter construction, willtrap nicotine tars and other impurities, leaving the stem of the pipefree from impurities.

The foregoing and ancillary objects are attained by this invention, thepreferred embodiment of which is set forth in the accompanyingdescription and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a view in perspective of the tobacco pellet or cartridge ofthis invention for use in connection with p p Figure 2 is a verticalsectional view, taken on line 2--2 of Figure 1, and showing a pipe bowlin phantom line so as to illustrate the positioning of the tobaccopellet or cartridge in the pipe bowl; and,

foil or the like material. The container or wrapper 12 is of one piececonstruction and is in' the form of an.in-' verted sack, having a curvedor dome shaped closed, upper end 14 and an open'end 16. The sidewall 18.of the wrapper is substantially cylindrical and tapers from the upperclosed end 14 to the open lower end 16.

. An opening 20 is centrally formed in the closed upper end 14 and isclosed by a small disc-shaped closure 22, which may be formed fromcigarette paper, or similar combustible material, and which ispositionedbeneaththej upper wall 14 so as to close off the opening 20,as shown in Figure 2,' or may be positioned over the opening.

A porous mineral or fire resistant ,di sc, which may be formed from anysuitable. porous and fire resistant ma terial, is provided and is formedwith a peripheral, cir cumferentially extending groove 26.. I

A disc 28 forms the base or bottom of the pellet or cartridge and isformed of suitable filter material. The disc 28 is mounted within aretaining ring 30, which is of greater height than the disc 28 and hasits upper end 32 crimped or bent into thejlower portion of the groove 26so as to securely aflix the disc 24in superimposed rela tion with thefilter disc 28. The lower edge portion 34 of the side wall 18 of thecontainer is crimped into the upper portion of the groove 26, as shownin Figure 2 with a charge 36 of tobacco disposed within the wrapper orcontainer.

With the lower edge portion 34 of the side wall 18 of V the wrapper orcontainer securely folded or crimped within the groove 26 and with theclosure 22 underlying the opening 20 in the top wall 14 of the containeror wrapper, it can be seen that the charge of tobacco is securelywrapped and will be moisture and air proof, so that moisture and aircannot gain access to the tobacco. This will insure that the tobaccowill stay fresh longer and will give a better and more refreshing smoke.

The provision of the fire resistant disc 24 will prevent the burningtobacco from coming in contact with the filter disc 28 and because ofthe porous nature of such disc, the smoke can be easily drawn throughthe stern of the pipe. With the provision of the filter disc 28, theimpurities and nicotine tars in the tobacco will be filtered out,thereby insuring a cooler smoke.

In use, the pellet 10 is inserted in the bowl 38 of a pipe 40, as shownin Figure 2, with the understanding that the bowl can be shaped toaccommodate the pellet or the pellet can be shaped to fit the bowl,irrespective of shape or size thereof. The pellet is inserted with thebase forming disc disposed at the bottom of the bowl and in air tightcontact with the walls of the bowl so that the air, when the smokerdraws through the stem can only pass through the burning tobacco. Thefilter disc 28 seats on the bottom of the bowl and is spaced from thecharge of tobacco 36 by the fire resistant disc 24.

The combustible closure 22 is burned upon the application of a flame tothe opening whereupon the tobacco charge will be lit. Obviously,thenon-combustible foil wrapper 12, which is formed from aluminum, asaforestated, or any similar material, will not burn and will contain theburning tobacco, with the smoke being easily drawn through the discs 24'and 28.

The pellet can be easily removed from the pipe bowl, when desired orwhen all of the tobacco has been burned. The pellet can then bediscarded and will not cause fires, because the non-combustible wrapperwill protectively enclose the burning tobacco.

While the pellet has been illustrated and described as 2,937,648Patented May 24,

being of a shape to fit in the bowls of pipes, it is to be understoodthat the pellet can be made in a more elongated and cylindrical shape toresemble a cigar or cigarette and can be inserted in a cigar orcigarette holder with the discs fitting tightly inside the holder andretaining the pellet in place and forming an air tight contact with thewalls of the holder.

Thus, while the preferred embodiment of this invention has beendescribed andillustrated herein, it is to be understood that other formsmay be realized, as come Within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed A tobacco pelletcomprising a rigid, non-combustible porous base member of across-sectional size and .area complemental to the interior of a bore ina pipe bowl, cigar or cigarette holder, said member having a side walland opposing inner and outer faces spaced by said side wall, said sidewall being shaped complemental to the inner surface of a bore in a pipebowl, cigar or cigarette holder so as to be adapted to snugly engagesuch surface with the member disposed transversely of the bore andcompletely blocking the bore in substantially facial contact with saidsurface thereof, a filter element fixedly superposed on the inner faceof the base member and being formed of a cross-sectional size and areaso as to confront the entire surface of said face, a charge of tobaccopacked on the other face of the member, a wrapper formed from a flexibleand non-combustible, airtight material enclosing the tobacco charge andsecured to the porous member, said wrapper having a substantiallycircular cross-sectional shape and being composed of a side wall and aclosed outer end wall, which overlies the tobacco charge, said end wallbeing formed with a centrally disposed aperture, a combustiblewafer-like element underlying the outer end wall of the wrapper andclosing oil the aperture and being adapted to be ignited by a flameintroduced into the aperture to provide access for the flame to thetobacco for igniting the tobacco, said base member and said filterelement being in the form of discs which are disposed in superimposedrelation, an annular band fixedly circurnposed on the filter element andhaving an upper portion extending beyond said filter element andcircumposed on said base member, said base member having acircumferentially disposed, peripheral groove, and said extendingportion of said band being crimped into said groove to secure the basemember and said filter element together.

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